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D-2 Home Life Wednesday, September 20, 2017 The Press-Dispatch To enter the Birthday Club, email your name, ad- dress, phone number and birthdate to birthdayclub@ pressdispatch.net. Only the person's name, town and birthday will appear in the paper. As an added bonus, one lucky person each month will receive a free prize from a local business and a free three month Press-Dispatch subscription. This month's birthdays have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Mandy's Mums. THIS WEEK'S BIRTHDAYS Arleeta Wininger .......................... Otwell ......... 9/20 Fran Lewis ................................ Petersburg ...... 9/20 Gloria Nelson ............................... Otwell ..........9/22 Valerie Nolan ................................ Otwell ..........9/22 Cal Biddle ................................. Petersburg ...... 9/23 Carrol G. Aust ..............................Stendal ........ 9/24 Tonya McCrary ............................. Otwell ..........9/25 THIS MONTH'S SPONSOR Mandy's Mums 4590 S. Royalty Rd., Winslow North of Arthur Junction off State Road 61 812-789-5213 or 812-789-2174 Pike County Personals by Judy True Sweet's Column by Barbara Sweet Brighter Side by Janice Barniak Complaint on the fly Hi stars and welcome to this big stage all lit up in colorful lit up in col- orful lights and decorated to help cel- ebrate with all our stars who will have a birthday or anniversary in the week of September 21 to the 27, so don't be too shy and come on up onto this big stage and take a bow. September 21 - Mark Messmer September 23 – Dale and Karen McKinney will celebrate 56 years. September 24 – Maverick Pancake turns 16 years, Dee Fiscus turns 56 years, Dan Carnahan turns 49 years, Bill Chesser, and Daniel Shelton turns 33 years. September 25 – Adam Huddleston turns 25 years, Rosemary Brewster turns 76 years, David Flint, and Erika Vinnedge turns 14 years. September 26 – Brittany Gayhart turns 28 years. September 27 – Rita Faith turns 60 years and Jaci-Ann Rhoderick turns 23 years. May all our stars have a really great day and may all your wishes come true. Keep in your heart and in your prayers who need that card, visit, phone call, and that daily thought to help get through another day. Him Hughes wife, Arvle Wade, more have allergies of the seasons, and the aches and pains of everyday life, Brian Dill- man. Winslow has lost another star, Ruth- ie Hayes who passed on Saturday morning, September 16 (info in the Press-Dispatch). Ruthie was a good and helpful friend to a lot of stars and she will be missed greatly. To Donnie and her friends, remember all the great memories and share them with oth- ers and more memories will be shared with you. Events coming up in Winslow and the surrounding area are: September 21 – Winslow Lions Club will meet at the Trading Post at 7 p.m. September 21 – Pike Coun- ty Moms Group will meet at 7pm at the Otwell United Methodist Church. September 22 – Fall Be- gins – Lovely colors begin to show more on the trees. September 23 – 10th An- nual Pike County Tractor Drive – Leaves Otwell Crop Production Services at 10 a.m., no entry fee, just come and enjoy the fellowship and the his- tory of Northeastern Pike County and Northwestern Dubois County. Dutch Treat Lunch by the Pike County Young Farmers at the Ireland Sportsman's Club. If you want to ride there will be trailers, just ask a driver. More in- fo from club members Jim Laney 812- 789 -2688, David Yager, 812-483-9532, Mike Whaley 812-582-0270, or Ross Elmore 812-582-2628. There will be a drive video that can be pre-ordered be- fore the drive starting at 8:30am for $20. September 27 – Deaconess Breast Mobile will be at the Petersburg Dea- coness Clinic from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (cen- tral time) in the parking lot. Call to make an appointment. September 29 and 30 – Spurgeon – Monroe Township VFD Annual Com- munity Festival and celebrating Spur- geon's 150 years. Friday is the Pork Chop Dinners starting at 5 p.m., car- nivals rides both days – Friday at 5 p.m., Saturday breakfast of Biscuits and Gravy starting at 7 a.m. Parade at Noon, Car Show between 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Poker Run from 10 -11:30 a.m. Prizes to be won, flea market and much more. Native DeWayne Spaw to sing for your enjoyment so bring your lawn chair. Proceeds go to Spurgeon Fire Dep. Times are Pike County Time. In- fo – Donnie Pancake for fest 812-354- 4704, Dee Fiscus for flea market 812-766 -3188, Car Show call Terry McGre- gor 812-789 -2533. October 6 and 7 – Pike County Fall Clean Up – Friday times 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday times 8 a.m.-noon. See the ad in The Press Dispatch for more information. Winslow Seniors meet on Mondays and Tuesdays at the Sny- der Community Center. Petersburg Seniors meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the Court- house basement. Postcard this week at Sweets Col- umn Winslow, IN 47598 is one. Our postcard # 636 has pictures of the Great Smoky Mountains like the beautiful mountain views of the fall reds into the snow top peaks; sunris- es where the yellow, orange, red, in- to purple over the Smokey's, and the streams are abundant, you can observe the wild animals like the black bear and visit historic sites, such as the John P Cable Mill in Cades Cove. It reads: Dear Sweets, Greetings from one of the most beautiful places on Earth. The Davidson's are recon- necting with Carolina Cousins at the Hefner Family Reunion, then visiting Gatlinburg, Tenn. will be back in Giro soon. Love John Davidson and Family. Thanks to the Davidson Family for postcard # 636 of the Great Smokey Mountains and family reunions are re- ally great, I love them. We know you all will have a great time there and on your way home. Through the mail we received the stamp envelope with the prices of See SWEETS on page 6 See PERSONALS on page 6 I don't like to make waves. In fact, whatever the opposite of making waves is I'm that—I make calm; I make origa- mi crane levels of peacefulness. If it were a sport, I would win, but it's not a sport because if all us non-con- frontational people were in the same competition together, we'd just sit there, after the shotgun start like, "oh, no, shucks, you go for the prize," and the other person would be like "no, I couldn't," and the third would be "does anyone have a birthday com- ing up? That person can win first, then we'll rotate..." Which I guess is how I ended up in line at McDonald's last fall (not around here) apologizing for the fact I'd been served a fly stuck to a piece of ice in my iced coffee. I didn't notice until after I'd had about half of the drink. "Oh, they're going to be so sorry," I told my friend Allison. "I'm not ever going back there." She acted like I had three heads. "You're not going to tell them? You're not going to complain? " No, I tell her. My strategy is to snub them and feel superior when I drive by, waiting for them to fizzle and die from my righteous retraction of my business. Occasionally, I leave a strongly worded Yelp review. "I'm handling this," Allison said, Googling the number, and calling the restaurant. First she introduces her- self as me, and she's doing a fair imi- tation of my voice when she says she was served a fly in the ice. "I want my money back or a replace- ment," she said. "This pretty much ru- ined my day." Wow, she's really selling it, I think. My day wasn't even real- ly ruined; I'd managed to make a joke about my cof- fee being "pretty fly," and I was winding up for a good "on the fly" pun. I had al- so packed a piece of cake in my lunch, so it had been really shaping up into a good day. They didn't have to know that, Allison assured me. She said they wrote down my name, they're sorry and they're definitely go- ing to refund it. Feeling heady with my newfound power and wanting to hear this apol- ogy myself, I try to walk in like the kind of person whose day was ruined by fly coffee. I present my name as though I am the indignant person that called. I'm Janice—I've brought my fly back for a refund. I've learned since then that they never write down the name. There is no little black book of wronged cus- tomers, only employees trained in pro- fessional skepticism. The employee thinks I'm lying about the fly, I feel it. I start explain- ing, then over-explaining. I make my "pretty fly" joke. Soon, even I don't think I'm telling the truth. I'd brought the fly corpse, except he's become water logged, because the ice has melted. He's sunk to some- where inside the murky water, so I'm sloshing the clear cup to the side. "If you look closely I think you can see him right there. Oh wait, that's a coffee ground, maybe over there. I don't know why he's not floating any- more...maybe only dead men float? " I offer to leave the ev- idence for their records, as if they do restaurant fo- rensics. In the end, they give me a new coffee, but I don't feel good about it. I don't have the indigna- tion Allison would muster, and I real- ize I've walked out with my fly corpse, which is exactly what a faker would do, I tell myself. They probably think I'm going to re-use the fly, if there is one, to get a burger down the road. They probably think I repeat this rack- et all over the region—I'm the Al Ca- pone of restaurant crime. Sure "Janice," we've seen your kind before. That one foray into complaining has only reinforced my early strategy of waiting for the business to wither and die, giving them the evil eye for a few years while I wait for it to happen. Meanwhile, consider this my sub- mission into the non-confrontation Olympics. Right now, the front runner is a grandmother from Michigan who almost asked to speak to the manag- er once, but thought better of it, and a 23-year-old Norwegian standout who has been wearing the same pair of un- comfortable shoes for three years be- cause they were a gift from his girl- friend. We'll probably all agree to let him hobble into the lead. BIRTHDAYS September 16 – Bonnie Stephens turned 90 September 20 – Michael Salm; Kym Wolfe Whipps September 21 – Jordan Armstrong September 23- Marianne Neese Mc- Daniel September 27 – Josie Ducharme October 1 – Jason Hembree; Darlene Dillon-Robbins; Rachel Hyneman; Tom Evans October 6 – Bette Coomer ANNIVERSARIES Dave and Brandi Wright celebrat- ed their 10th wedding anniversary on September 15. Charlie and Betty Jo Wright will cel- ebrate their 38th wedding anniversary on September 22. Joe and Bette Coomer will celebrate their 62nd wedding anniversary on September 24. Laura and Brian Dickman will cele- brate their 13th wedding anniversary on September 27. RUTH'S NEWS Lucy McKannan had lunch with Ruth Morrison on Friday. Alan and Tina Barrett, Debbie Alex- ander and Todd Morrison visited with Ruth on Friday evening. Todd and Audrey Morrison and Deb- bie Alexander came by on Saturday to visit with Ruth. Jake and Thomas Schatz spent Sat- urday with their grandma Lucy McK- annan in Princeton. Leslie Schatz and Doug Kincaid were married on Saturday, Septem- ber 9th in Vincennes. Ruth talked to her sister Shirley Todd in Texas on Sunday. Alan and Tina Barrett visited his daughter and family in Boonville on Saturday. Ruth received a call on Sunday from her grandson Justin Hill. Justin is in Canada this week and called to wish his granny a happy grandparent's day. Debbie Alexander, Lucy McKannan, Todd Morrison, Ronnie, Patty and Ty- lar Morrison and Tina Barrett visited with Ruth on Tuesday evening. Justin Morrison is a patient at Dea- coness Gateway Hospital in Evansville. WEEKLY TIDBITS Luella White had another great week! On Thursday, she went to the doctor and had her stitches removed and got a good report. A fterwards, her daughter Nina Holderbaugh took her to her other daughter Sharon Williams' home to get her hair cut and styled. Then they made a quick stop at the me- chanic's shop to pick up her car from being fixed. Before returning home, the trio enjoyed lunch in Ft. Branch for a nice meal and visit. Maggie True Armstrong took her husband Randy to an oral surgeon in Evansville on Monday to have two teeth extracted. Shelba Shoultz and several ladies enjoyed lunch last week in Princeton and then resumed their monthly Bible study. The group doesn't meet during the summer months and they were happy to resume. Gerald and Cornelia Bane, Dennis Bane and Barry and Sandy Bane en- joyed lunch with the Bane family on Friday in Richmond, Ind. Barry and Sandy Bane attended the birthday party for Sandy's great-neph- ews, Maverick Deputy and Eli Hold- en on Sunday afternoon in Princeton. Gerald and Cornelia Bane and Barry and Sandy Bane went to Monroe City on Sunday for a surprise 80th birthday party for Marlin Dreiman. On Saturday, Maggie True Arm- strong took her mom Judy True to Princeton to run a few errands and pick up lunch. On Friday evening, Randy Arm- strong had dinner with his mom Heidi Armstrong in Ft. Branch before taking his nephew Dawson to Gibson South- ern High School to watch the football game. Two of his nephews, Jess and Macray, both play for the GSHS foot- ball team and they enjoyed watching the Homecoming game. June Armstrong Gabbard passed away on September 9, 2017. She was a 1944 graduate of Mt. Olympus High School. Margie Wheeler and her son Bob Sloan went to see the new baby in their family, Harrison Bergeron Abls, on Sunday. Margie was excited to hold and feed him. Bill Sloan of Elberfeld spent the day with his mom Margie Wheeler one day last week. Kathy Ritcheson is going with friends to watch the kids play football soon. Dessi Waple went to her doctor on Wednesday for a check up. Charlie and Betty Jo Wright went to church on Sunday at Bunker Hill Bap- tist Church in Vincennes. Sally Ruth Hart was in Petersburg last week visiting with family. To celebrate their anniversary, Bran- di and Dave Wright went to Indianapo- If you're one of these namers, everyone who has ever hurt you, gotten under your skin or made you an- gry has a chance of receiv- ing the ultimate retribu- tion: a storm name. Then, before the new hurricane season begins, I like to think the team mem- bers engage in their own form of March Madness. They take down all the lists of names and pin them up against one another. The scientist wronged by Irma has to battle against the scientist who always felt a kinship to the six-fingered man and wanted revenge on Inigo Montoya. An in- tense tournament of story- telling follows, with each person stating all the ways in which he or she was wronged, until the group comes to a consensus on who deserves to be the name of destruction more. Hurricane Irma was aw- ful. The idea of petty scien- tists made cleanup a little easier. Like Katiedid Langro- ck on Facebook, at http:// www.facebook.com/katie- didhumor. STORMS Continued from page 1 FARM Down on the Another road safety reminder By Hans Schmitz Extension Educator Gibson County Purdue Extension A new publication high- lights the need for a little planning prior to taking farm equipment out on the roads this fall. Fred Whitford, Di- rector of Pur- due Pesticide Programs, has published now 117 booklets in his PPP se- ries, known most for viv- id imagery and succinct writing style. His newest, "Keep the Spray Rig on the Road and Out of Trou- ble: Tips for Dealing with Distracted and Impatient Drivers," once again ap- plies for all farm equip- ment, not just the spray rig. Among his slew of tips for farm equipment oper- ators are many more for drivers happening upon farm equipment on the road. With greater tech- nology and screens in the cab, for instance, comes less visibility for the op- erator. Drivers need to know that blind spots for farm equipment can be different than those for the car or commer- cial semi driver. With all of the highway construc- tion this year, more traf- fic is occurring on county roads, which are narrow- er and provide less oppor- tunity for two-way traffic. When approaching on- coming farm equipment, drivers need to be aware of the nearest opportunity to exit the road via a drive- way or side road if there would not be an option for both vehicles to pass each other. Drivers also need to pay attention to lights on the equipment, as turn signals and oth- er signs that farm equip- ment will be slowing can be overlooked amidst the flashing slow moving ve- hicle lights or placed in unintuitive locations. Farm equipment oper- ators have some options to increase safety on the roadways. The first recommen- dation is to get some experi- ence, both with how the equip- ment maneu- vers roadways and what the traffic flow is like at various times of day on the roadways you plan to utilize. Also, having clean windshields and as few physical barriers to sight lines are important. Where screens can be re- located temporarily be- tween fields, they should be. Obviously, wearing a seat belt improves safety. One tip less obvious is to take the center lane be- fore turning left to block any following vehicles from assuming a pass would be safe. For on- coming traffic, note that not all drivers are going to recognize the width of your equipment. When in doubt whether an oncom- ing driver may yield, get as far over as possible and stop. Providing predicta- bility to the other driver may allow them to make better choices. Whether a combine or a spray rig, navigating the roadways this fall re- quires an eye for large equipment. With farm schedules and new equip- ment allowing for greater nighttime working condi- tions, watching for equip- ment at night is also im- portant. For more infor- mation on road safety or to acquire a copy of Fred's newest publication, con- tact Hans at the Purdue Extension – Gibson Coun- ty office via hschmitz@ purdue.edu or 812-385 - 3491, ext. 103. UPCOMING DATES • Thursday, Sept. 21: Beekeepers of Southwest Indiana meeting at VU- Fort Branch at 6 p.m. This will be the first meeting of the group that hopes to provide education and or- ganization to bee enthusi- asts in Southwestern Indi- ana.